Tatiana Padron Casali

Tatiana was one of the brightest lights anyone could have met. She was joyful, optimistic, smart, creative, fearless, loving, and independent. One of her dreams was to become an animator and to one day be able to go to Full Sail University to get her education for animation. She also attended Pike's Peak Commiunity College for a short time. Even though she never did get to realize that dream, she was still an amazing artist and writer.

She got a lot of inspiration from her father, David Casali, and his career as a graphic designer. She looked up to him and loved him very much. She also loved anyone who showed her their true selves and accepted her in every way. This included her aunt, Cecilia Ruiz, whom she considered like a mother and loved very deeply for always being there for her, and her cousin, Christian Vega, whom she could relate to the most as they were very similar in many ways—from fearlessness to honesty and in matters of the heart.

Her mother, Lourdes Padron, and she were estranged, but Tatiana was still such a loving and forgiving person that she would mention her because she was her mother, and Tatiana's heart would always trump any resentment of their past. Her writings can be read through writerscafe.org under Tatiana Casali.